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Interviews

Diana Gabaldon: Interview with “Outlander” Author

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Diana Gabaldon was in San Francisco briefly yesterday before an appearance for a signing of her newest release, “Written In My Heart’s Blood”, the 8th in her multi-genre award-winning Outlander series.  Outlander chronicles the time traveling adventures of a nurse from the 1940s Claire Randall who encounters a circle of standing stones while on vacation in Scotland […]

“Da Vinci’s Demons” Picked Up For 3rd Season

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While I admit, I dropped off on my reviews of this epic historical fantasy from Starz Network (more because it’s con season, and that means less time to watch/review TV shows from hotel rooms), I make sure I watch our Florentine Artista and his buddies adventures every Saturday.  The scope and beauty of Da Vinci’s Demons […]

YBH’s “Royalty” is ‘Optimistic’

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Ha, ‘optimistic’, get it?  It’s funny!  Oh, you have no idea why, do you?  That’s because you need to go purchase/download the brand new Young Beautiful In A Hurry album “Royalty” and check the song listings. Ok, pardon my pun, and let’s talk about this band.  It is primarily made up (at least on this […]

Piratical TV: Black Sails

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At first when the STARZ network announced it would be bringing swashbucklers to TV, I was concerned.  Unfortunately, so often now when we hear ‘pirates’  we immediately go to the Keith Richards inspired Jerry Bruckheimer Disney flicks, right?  I went into the special viewing of the show at San Diego Comic Con 2013 without any expectations, […]

“Knights of Badassdom” News

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“FINALLY!” I’ve been hearing from hordes of people regarding the release of the film Knights of Badassdom.  That’s right, after at least a year of distribution limbo, you can watch Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten fight demons to pretty badass tunes.  Available February 11th 2014 digitally and VOD, we’ll update you as soon as we know the […]

Reviews

Review: “Knights Of Badassdom”

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by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer THERE BE MONSTERS IN NEED OF PUMMELIN’! There is something special about this movie, and  I say that as someone who’s LARPed, done Renaissance Faires, cosplayed, and slayed demons while singing heavy metal.  OK DOOM…